The Painter
17th century
Medium
Etching and engraving
Dimensions
Sheet: 9 5/8 x 7 3/16 in. (24.5 x 18.3 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Bequest of Grace M. Pugh, 1985
Accession Number
1986.1180.1482
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About this artwork
Adriaen van Ostade (1610-1685), a master of Dutch Golden Age genre painting, created this etching showing an artist at work, likely a self-portrait given the subject's significance. Born in Haarlem, van Ostade produced over 800 paintings, 50 etchings, and numerous drawings depicting everyday life with sympathy and charm. This work, catalogued as Bartsch 32, belongs to van Ostade's concentrated period of printmaking activity in 1647-48 when he created most of his fifty etched plates. The composit...
About the Artist
Adriaen van Ostade · 1610–1685
Adriaen Jansz. van Ostade (1610-1685) was a Dutch Baroque painter and printmaker who specialized in genre scenes of peasant life. Born and raised in Haarlem, he became one of the most prolific and celebrated artists of the Dutch Golden Age, producing over 800 paintings, 50 etchings, and numerous drawings. Van Ostade's significance in art history lies in his masterful depiction of peasant life, a ...